Status of D&D Game Table?

[Lizard]

Whoa, suddenly getting "reply to" alerts! Maybe ENWorld will be useful for me again?

 

[Shawn_Kehoe]

Imo unlikely.
WotC probably dropped the VTT and will never mention it again.

If they do want to make a VTT though, I don't think they can make it before 2011 after such a long development stop and having fired much of their IT last year.

It could well be. I really think that the model of requiring a full DDI subscription for all participants would have limited the audience.

 

[tenkar]

My guess? At some point they license an established VTT or allow an establsihed VTT to license 4e adventures.

The idea of a WotC VTT should be allowed to die. It would never meet the expectations many of us had for it anyway.

 

[Tarrl]

I hope something positive happens with the VTT. That is what really sold me when I first heard about 4.0.

 

[bytor4232]

Yeah, I don't plan on "upgrading" to 4E until I have a reason. Right now I don't have one. A virtual tabletop where I could find players to game with 24/7 would certainly be a compelling reason.

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

My guess? At some point they license an established VTT or allow an establsihed VTT to license 4e adventures.

That's the most sensible thing WotC could do. WotC are not experts at software design & development. They have their hands full with DDI. Let people who have the know-how, ability, and focus create the VTT. License it and get it going already.

Those guys from Sweden (I think) who are making a virtual tabletop out of the new Sony electronic table top thingy are light years ahead of WotC.

 

[Derren]

That's the most sensible thing WotC could do. WotC are not experts at software design & development. They have their hands full with DDI. Let people who have the know-how, ability, and focus create the VTT. License it and get it going already.

Those guys from Sweden (I think) who are making a virtual tabletop out of the new Sony electronic table top thingy are light years ahead of WotC.

Didn't they try this whole outsourcing thing in 3E with eTools? Didn't really work either.
I don't think WotC wants to touch the VTT topic until they are really ready. At least they won't announce it beforehand. They got away pretty well with the "VTT will be ready at 4e launch" failure. Why wake sleeping dogs (unless you have a big fat T-Bone to distract them)? Its not like a lot of sales depend on that feature.

 

[ForceUser]

Its not like a lot of sales depend on that feature.

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[knifie_sp00nie]

Do you have any evidence that the WotC marketing staff is to blame, or are you just basing this conclusion on your personal experiences?

ALL marketers are like that everywhere in every industry throughout all time.

Guess you've never worked with marketers before?

 

[malraux]

Didn't they try this whole outsourcing thing in 3E with eTools? Didn't really work either.

Well, they did outsource the VTT as well and that didn't work either.